MAURICE MCINERNEY, JAMES L. HAMILTON

Abstract: The Elementary and Middle Schools Technical Assistance Center (EMSTAC) tested an insider-outsider approach to assist local school districts in effectively identijying and implementing scientifically based practices. Methods used to measure EMSTACs effectiveness in supporting successful practice adoption are presented. The overarching finding is that EMSTAC-assisted districts learned to work through a systematic process for changing and improving their instructional programs over time. Eurther, although differences in EMSTAC financial support for districts were substantial, only nonfinancial factors, such as district leadership, were found to significantly influence the change process. Also discussed are the implications and limitations of these findings for improving instructional practices in special education.

总 结：

1、中小学技术援助中心(EMSTAC)测试一个外来人的方法有效地协助地方学区区别和实施科学的基础实践。该方法用于测量EMSTAC在支持成功实践采用方面的有效性。

2、研究最重要的发现是,EMSTAC通过一个系统的过程辅助地区学会的工作，随着时间的推移改变和改善他们的教学计划。

3、尽管EMSTAC大量金融因素的差异支持地区,只有非金融因素,如地区领导,被发现显著影响的变化过程。文章还讨论了这些发现的意义和局限性是改善教育教学实践的关键。

来源：Exceptional Children. Winter 2007, Vol. 73. No. 2, p242-255. 14p.